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ibuNichibunn Student Student ≫1. Academic Affairs(1) Japanese Language Placement Test
Japanese Language Courses are divided into nine levels (elementary, upper elementary, pre-intermediate,intermediate, upper intermediate, pre-advanced, advanced, upper advanced, and high advanced) based oneach student's Japanese ability. Your level will be determined by the Japanese Language Placement Test,
which is held right before the beginning of the semester.

For current students: Please find the schedule and details of the Japanese Language Placement Test on DUET.
The information will be announced in December of the previous year for the spring semester. For the fallsemester, it will be announced in June.

(2) Course Registration
1) Flow Chart of Course Registration
Advanced registration

Courses that have enrollment limits must be registered during the advanced
registration period. If the number of applicants exceeds the enrollment
limits, registration will be decided by a lottery. Once the registration isfinalized, you may not make any changes. You may however withdraw from thecourse during the withdrawal period.
First class will be offered as an on-demand video. The link (URL) to the(DO Week)

instruction video can be found on the on-line syllabus (check “The delivery

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On-demand instruction periodof the fist video, etc. during the “DO Week” on the syllabus). Please makesure to access the link and take the on-demand instruction during the DO Week
for all the registered courses.
*Class with “Not deliver the video” in the “The delivery of the firstvideo, etc. during the “DO Week”” column will not be delivered the ondemand instruction.
General registration

All courses excluding the advanced registration courses must be registeredduring the general registration period.

Face to face classes begin
Confirmation of tentative

Check the tentative course list on DUET. If you find an error on the list,

course registration list for

apply for error correction to the Office of the Center for Global Education

error correcting

and Japanese Studies before the correction deadline.

Check course registration

If you have submitted an error correction, check the course list again tolist

confirm the changes. If the changes have not been reflected, inform theoffice again to correct the error.

Registration finalized
Withdrawal from subjects

You may withdraw from a course during the withdrawal period. This period will
be after attending the class for about one month. (For some subjects, it may
not be possible to withdraw.)

Check course registration

Check your course list to confirm your withdrawal, if applicable.

list(only for those who havewithdrawn from subjects)

632) Notice for Course Registration
To enroll in a class, course registration must be completed during the course registration period.
We will not be able to finalize your course registration if you have not properly completed theregistration procedure.

You will not receive credits for the course if you do not have the course registered.

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You are not allowed to attend class if you do not have the course registered.

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All GEM courses and some Nichibun courses require "Advanced Registration".

You may not register for a course for which you have already gained credits in the past. The onlyexception is when you have received an F grade (failure).

Please make sure to check/confirm the contents of the course before registration.

Students with disability: If you have concerns about taking part in a class (seminar, experiment,practicum, language course, etc.) due to your conditions, please contact the Office of the Center
for Global Education and Japanese Studies prior to course registration. We may be able to accommodate
your needs under our commitment to provide "reasonable accommodation" for your needs.

① Credit Registration Limit
The credit registration limit of Nichibun Students may vary according to their home university as below.
Student ID(●● shows year of enrollment)

CreditExchange Students

2992 ●● 1001-, 15012990 ●● 1001-, 1501-

Students can register for courses totally up to
15 credits each semester.

Students under university-levelagreements (Fee-based Program)

2992 ●● 1301-, 18012990 ●● 1301-, 1801-

Students
underagreement（※1）

2992 ●● 2001-, 25012990 ●● 2001-, 2501-

Classification

2992 ●● 3201-, 34012990 ●● 3201-, 3401-

Other students
Preparatory
Students

Students can register for courses up to
15 credits each semester.
If you register for more than the limit, youmust pay 22,000 Japanese Yen per credit.

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EducationalJapanese Studies
scholarship

ProgramStudents,MEXT

2992 ●● 30012990 ●● 30012992 ●● 31012990 ●● 3101-

Student can register for courses up to15 credits each semester.

Attention: If you take courses taught in undergraduate or graduate programs, the credits will counttowards the credit registration limit.Students must take more than 7 classes (1 class: 90 minutes) perweek. It is designated by law*
*Ministerial Ordinance to Provide for Criteria Pursuant to Article 7. Paragraph (1), item (ii) of theImmigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act.
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Department of East Asian Studies, University of Cambridge, School of Education and Applied Languages,
Ming Chuan University, School of Foreign Language and Culture, Soochow University, School of JapaneseStudies, Dalian University of Foreign Languages, College of Foreign Languages and International Studies,
Hunan University, School of Oriental Language and Philosophy，Zhejiang Gongshang University, College of
Foreign Language, Donghua University, School of Languages, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao,
College of Foreign Languages, Qingdao Agricultural University, School of Japanese Studies, Shanghai
International Studies University, Department of East Asian Studies, Faculty of Humanities, The Hebrew
University of Jerusalem, Dongduk Women's University, Seoul Theological University② Completion Requirement
・Preparatory educational program students are required to take more than 13 credits in total including
8 or more credits in Japanese Language Courses and 5 or more credits from Japanese Language Seminars,
Lecture Courses in Japanese Studies or Lecture Courses in International Studies during the designated
Period of the preparatory educational program.
・Japanese studeies students, MEXT scholarship are required to take more than 20 credits in total during
the designated period of the program.

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③ Notice for course classification registration

Japanese LanguageCourses“Intensive Course” for students who wish to focus on learning
Japanese language and “Elective Course” for students for whomlearning Japanese is not the main purposeFor “Intensive Course”, if you register “Japanese 1 (General)” or “Japanese 2 (General)”,register with “General 1-8”,“General 1-4” or “General 1-3” (different from each learning level).

For students in an “Elective Course”, it is recommended to take two to three Japanese language
subjects in each semester.

However, if you are a student who is part of a faculty-level agreement and enrolled in the graduateschool in your home university and your Japanese learning level is level Ⅷ or below, you have toregister “Japanese 1 (General)” or “Japanese 2 (General)” in each Japanese learning level.
Students are basically not allowed to register “Elective course” subjects.

Japanese Language
Seminars

Courses for students who want to improve their Japanese Ability■ <Japanese Language SeminarsA/B/C/D/E><Intermediate Japanese Grammar Overview A/B>生
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Courses you can register are dependent on your Japanese learning level.
Course NameClass Content / CourseⅠⅡⅢⅣⅤⅥⅦⅧⅨJapanese Language Seminar A

Elementary Level Course

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N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Japanese Language Seminar B

Japanese Language Proficiency
Test N3 Course

N/A

※

○○○

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Japanese Language Seminar C

Japanese Language Proficiency
Test N2 Course

N/A

N/A

※

○○○

N/A

N/A

N/A

Japanese Language Seminar D

Japanese Language Proficiency
Test N1 Course

N/A

N/A

N/A

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○○○○○Japanese Language Seminar E

Examination for Japanese
University Admission forInternational Students Course

N/A

N/A

N/A

※○○○○○Intermediate Japanese Grammar
Overview A/BJapanese Grammar inintermediate level

N/A

N/A

※○○○

N/A

N/A

N/A

Advanced Japanese Grammar Overview
A/BJapanese Grammar in advancedlevel

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

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○・Courses with ※ above chart show there is limitation of registration.Permission from your lecturer isneeded before singing up to the subject.

・“Japanese Language Seminar E” is test-preparation subject for students who aim to enter a university
or graduate school in Japan.

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■ <JJapanese Special Seminars>
It is possible to register the same course with different class number as many as you wish.

Some “Japanese Special Seminars” can be registered by the student only who is under a faculty-levelagreement and enrolls in graduate school of home university. If the student who is an exchange studentwith Japanese learning level more than Ⅶ and enroll in undergraduate/graduate school of home university,or the student who is under a faculty-level agreement with Japanese learning level more than Ⅶ andenroll in undergraduate school of home university want to register this course, discuss it with youracademic advisor at the time of course guidance.

The student who is under a faculty-level agreement and enrolls in graduate school of home university
should register at least two courses from “Japanese special seminars” offered for them. It is not
acceptable to withdraw from these courses.

Lecture Courses in

Courses on Japanese History, Society, Literature, Traditional Culture, Arts andJapanese Studies

other topics

Lecture Courses inInternational

Courses on World History, Culture, Business, Media and more

Studies・The course you can register is determined by your Japanese learning level. Check the Course List forchoosing.
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Nichibun・Make sure to check the “●以上(●=Minimum requirement)” and “●以上（▲可）(●=Minimum Requirement,▲ is possible)” marks on the right side of the course list. This indicates what learning level students
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can be registered. For example, if it indicates “● 以上”, students who has Japanese learning level
いじょうかbelow ● cannot register to it. If it indicates “● 以上（▲ 可）”, students who has one Japaneselearnig level below ● (learning level ▲) can register it.

■ <Special Topics in Japanese Culture A>
For students with Japanese learning level I, Ⅱ and Ⅲ, this course will be registerd automatically because
this is the compulsory course.

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④ Undergraduate / Graduate Subjects
If you need some credits from undergraduate or graduate subject for credit transfer to your home university
and you are placed in a certain level or above as result of the Japanese Launguage Placement Test, you may
register courses from an undergraduate or graduate subject within the number of credit limit you have.
The documents for Undergraduate / Graduate subjects will be provided through DUET for the eligible students.
If you plan to take the subjects, please read the documents carefully.
The available subjects and required Japanese level are as follows.

 Level V: Health and Physical Education, Foreign Language subjects.

For Foreign Language subjects, youmust have at least a year of learning experience of the language.

 Level VI or higher: All undergraduate and graduate subjects, except for those stated as exclusive to thestudents of the faculty providing them. Before registering for the subject, read syllabus thoroughly andunderstand that those subjects require a considerable hours of study to prepare and review.

⑤ Global Education Module(GEM) Subjects
You may register courses from Global Education Module(GEM) within the number of credit limit. The courses
provided by GEM are about Japanese culture, society and nature and all classes are conducted in English
where both domestic and international students study together.
All GEM courses require advanced registration, so you have to apply for those subjects during thedesignated period through DUET.

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